Bangladesh's IT infrastructure is at risk of being infected with data-stealing malware, said the e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT).
According to a notice issued by BGD e-GOV CIRT, recently there have been signs of such malware in some individuals and organizations. Therefore, this organization working on the cyber security of the government has requested to be careful and follow the necessary instructions.
In the statistics of the risk of data theft through malware attacks in Bangladesh recently, CIRT said that 6521 attacks of five malware have been identified since last October.
The report identifies five dangerous malware that attack cyber infrastructure.
The notice shows the statistics of malware attacks from last October to this month. Among them, RedLine Stealer had 4367 attacks, META Stealer had 1568, Risepro had 333, LummaC2 had 139 and Raccoon had 114 attacks.
Organizations are also likely to be affected by this malware through individual infection. In recent times, there have been indications that multiple individuals and institutions have been affected by this type of malware infection. Analyzing this type of incident, it is evident that the existence of similar malware in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate.
To mitigate the risk of malware attacks, individuals and organizations are advised to avoid clicking on suspicious links and to exercise caution when dealing with email attachments from unknown senders.
The request has been made to take appropriate action by following the directions mentioned in the detailed report published on the website of BGD e-Gov Cert in this regard.
